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☆ Fake Jordans are all over Temu even after the knockoffs were removed from Shein
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sneakerheads on social media accused fast fashion giant Shein of selling fake Air Jordans. But on Temu, a bargain Chinese shopping app, similar Air Jordan knock-offs are proliferating, as both sites struggle to audit their third-party sellers. However, similar sneakers are still available on the ecommerce site Temu, which has grown in popularity as an online dollar store. When Insider searched the site for "Air Jordans," it returned more than 1,000 results which included several similar styles. The fake Jordans highlight an ongoing problem for e-commerce companies with marketplaces open to third-party vendors.

Persons: Shein, —, Air Jordan, Jordan, Temu Organizations: Service, TMZ, Air, Nike, Temu

Kraken vs. Coinbase: The Biggest DifferencesCompare Kraken and Coinbase KrakenCoinbase Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. These levels determine which account features you can access, as well as represent the amount of documentation you provide when setting up your Kraken account. Kraken Account FeaturesIf you're an institution or an advanced trader, there's no shortage of services at Kraken. The standard Coinbase account includes crypto trading, Coinbase Earn, Coinbase Card (a Coinbase debit card), wallet services, and more. Coinbase and Kraken are both great cryptocurrency exchanges with large cryptocurrency selections, account features, NFT beta marketplaces, and more.

Persons: Coinbase, Min, webinars —, Kraken, Roth IRAs, Coinbase Waller, you'll Organizations: US Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Chevron, Coinbase, Trade, Pro, OTC, Better, Bureau, Inc, New York State Department of Financial Services, New, DFS, iOS Locations: New York, Washington

☆ I stumbled into a really powerful use for the ChatGPT iPhone app: super fast, super accurate voice-to-text transcription
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Nicholas Carlson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A couple weeks ago, OpenAI finally came out with a native iOS app for ChatGPT. The voice-to-text transcription the app was doing was better than any voice-to-text transcription I'd ever seen. Here's how one of the leading AI-powered transcription services, Otter.ai, transcribed White's answer:"Now likely, since a summons demand, he'll he'll technically surrender to the US Marshal. He told me the reason the ChatGPT app is so good at this is that it's using another OpenAI technology called "Whisper." Altman mentioned to me that there are some apps and services out there beyond the ChatGPT app using Whisper.

Persons: OpenAI, cohost Josh Barro, Ken White, Trump, he'll, it's, they'll, they'd, Judge Cannon, It's, Sam Altman, Mel spectrogram, ChatPDF, that's, Altman Locations: he'll, Otter.ai

Here's the full roundup of which Apple Watches will get watchOS 10 — including all of the best Apple Watch models currently available — and which models won't have access to the new OS. Note that iPhones that aren't compatible with iOS 17 won't support watchOS 10. Apple Watches that are compatible with watchOS 10Apple Watches that are not compatible with watchOS 10It should come as no surprise that the below models of the Apple Watch won't be compatible with watchOS 10, as they weren't compatible with watchOS 9 previously. But for the sake of clarity, the following list of older Apple Watch models won't work with watchOS 10. All models compatible with iOS 17 are compatible with watchOS 10.iPhones that are not compatible with watchOS 10The following iPhones aren't compatible with iOS 17, and therefore won't be able to connect to an Apple Watch running watchOS 10:

Organizations: Apple, Apple Watch, Smart

☆ Air quality alert apps see spike in usage as Canada wildfires burn
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Some apps run on data crowdsourced from relatively affordable air quality sensors sold by companies such as PurpleAir and IQAir. Air quality apps and mapsOutdoor air quality-monitoring apps like AirNow, AirCare and AirVisual have been among the nation's most used apps in past years when wildfires raged in Oregon and California. Like most air pollution trackers, it uses a color-coded visual system to indicate whether air pollution levels are good to hazardous, or whether there is not enough data to issue a rating. These include a Fire and Smoke Map, which provides information on fire locations, smoke plumes and air quality, and the AirNow Interactive Map shows ozone and particulate matter from air quality monitors across the country. Indoor air matters, tooWhile outdoor air quality is important, society doesn't talk or do enough about indoor air quality, said Richard Corsi, University of California, Davis' incoming dean of the college of engineering, currently a professor and dean at Portland State University.

Persons: AirNow, Yanelli Nunez, Anna Kioumourtzoglou, Nunez, Richard Corsi, Davis, Corsi Organizations: CNBC, U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, ZIP, Apple Watch, Huawei, Columbia University's Mailman, of Public Health, University of California, Portland State University Locations: North America, Europe, Quebec, Ontario, U.S, New York City, Oregon, California, Mexico, Canada, Macedonia, Australia, Swiss, Greater Los Angeles

☆ This Week in Audio: Biden’s Age, Cringe Comedy and Beyoncé’s World Tour
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( New York Times Audio | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This week, we traveled to Afghanistan and Ukraine, debated gerontocracy and dove into the golden age of cringe comedy. Welcome to your weekly newsletter from New York Times Audio. The app features exclusive shows, narrated articles and much more, and is included for news subscribers on iOS. Download the app here. Every week, the app’s editors select their favorite listens that provided news, depth and serendipity.

Organizations: New York Times Locations: Afghanistan, Ukraine

☆ Apple shareholders should rejoice about Vision Pro's $3,500 price tag — and it's a better approach than Facebook's
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Henry Blodget | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Facebook's going for ubiquity — the platform approach — but it's not working well. For anyone who has watched Apple's pricing strategy over the years, this approach shouldn't have been a surprise. Apple's pricing choice also illustrates a distinctly different pricing strategy than the one taken by Apple's big AR/VR rival, Facebook. But Apple's approach does come with a distinct advantage over Facebook's. If Vision Pro is a dud — or takes forever to gain traction — like Quest, Apple at least won't likely burn tens of billions on its investments in it.

Persons: it's, Apple, Facebook's, Steve Jobs, gizmo Organizations: Apple, Facebook, Quest VR, Quest, Microsoft

☆ Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer bets on digital problem that Apple iOS 17 is focused on, too
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Carolyn Chun | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Whenever there's mention of a new CEO opening in tech, former Yahoo CEO and former Google vice president Marissa Mayer's name always seems to come up. However, Mayer raised some eyebrows in 2020 when instead of turning up at another Silicon Valley giant, she launched startup Sunshine to focus on the seemingly "smaller" problem of contacts. Mayer and co-founder Enrique Muñoz Torres started working on Sunshine in 2018 to automate the mundane task of organizing contact information. The company also has Sunshine Birthdays and Sunshine Circles that delve into organizing birthdays and sharing information with groups. "The idea is that Sunshine Contacts basically becomes the brain that operates your contacts," Mayer told CNBC back in 2020 when the app was launched.

Persons: Marissa Mayer's, Mayer, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Enrique Muñoz Torres Organizations: Yahoo, Google, CNBC, Summit, Sunshine, Lumi Labs Locations: Sunshine, Santa Barbara , California

☆ Apple Knows You Didn’t Mean to Type ‘Ducking’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Callie Holtermann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“In those moments where you just want to type a ducking word, well, the keyboard will learn it, too,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president for software engineering. The update was announced on the first day of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, where the company also introduced its Vision Pro headset. The company said the new keyboard features would be available as part of the iOS 17 software package expected to arrive later this year. Autocorrect will use a type of neural network called a transformer model to recognize iPhone users’ most frequently-typed words and offer predictive text, according to Apple. Transformer models, which are at the heart of artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, analyze large amounts of text for patterns.

Persons: ”, Craig Federighi, Apple’s Organizations: Apple, “, Apple’s

☆ Apple's new Vision Pro is 'the future of the Mac', one of the top minds in tech says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Thomas Maxwell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Stratechery founder Ben Thompson believes that Apple's Vision Pro is the "future of the Mac." The Vision Pro will start at $3,499, which is a steep price, likely signaling the cost of manufacturing a complex product. An example of what Apple Vision Pro may look like at work. Those who attended WWDC in person and were able to try the Vision Pro have said that it's a product in search of a purpose. Apple Vision Pro AppleThompson notes that Apple is using "high-bandwidth connections" to share desktop screens with the Vision Pro, suggesting it might create a direct WiFi connection between the two devices to prevent lag.

Persons: Ben Thompson, Thompson, Apple, Apple Thompson, Meta Organizations: Apple, Vision, Mac

☆ The Grand Canyon, a Cathedral to Time, Is Losing Its River
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Raymond Zhong | Elena Shao | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

And yet, the Grand Canyon remains yoked to the present in one key respect. The Colorado River, whose wild energy incised the canyon over millions of years, is in crisis. Down beneath the tourist lodges and shops selling keychains and incense, past windswept arroyos and brown valleys speckled with agave, juniper and sagebrush, the rocks of the Grand Canyon seem untethered from time. The Grand Canyon is a planetary spectacle like none other — one that also happens to host a river that 40 million people rely on for water and power. At Mile 0 of the Grand Canyon, the river is running at around 7,000 cubic feet per second, rising toward 9,000 — not the lowest flows on record, but far from the highest.

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☆ Apple just unveiled its $3,499 Vision Pro headset. Here are some of the coolest things it can do.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Thomas Maxwell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Called the Vision Pro, the $3,499 headset is Apple's vision for the future of personal computing. Apple on Monday held its annual WWDC keynote, where the company unveiled its much-anticipated mixed-reality headset that it's calling the Vision Pro. Regardless, the Vision Pro represents Apple's vision for the future of personal computers. But perhaps the Vision Pro with its signature Apple build quality and iOS integration is what the AR/VR industry needed all along to go mainstream. Below are the most interesting Vision Pro features:

Persons: Apple, Meta's, it's Organizations: Apple, Vision, Meta's

☆ I tried Apple’s new headset. Here’s what it’s like to use
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The headset blends both virtual reality and augmented reality, a technology that overlays virtual images on live video of the real world. The new Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 05, 2023 in Cupertino, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the annual WWDC23 developer conference with the announcement of the new Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset. During another demo, an Apple employee wearing a Vision Pro headset FaceTimed me from the other side of campus. The Vision Pro has the potential to do all of that in an even more striking way.

Persons: I’d, Alicia Keys, Tim Cook, Apple, Justin Sullivan, “, Alan Dye, else’s, ”, Cook, Bob Iger Organizations: CNN, Apple, Apple Vision, Apple Worldwide, Vision Pro, Vision, Hollywood, Disney, Geographic, Marvel, ESPN, Apple Watch Locations: Cupertino , California

We also see knock-on benefits for rival Club name Meta Platforms (META), which unveiled its latest headset last week. Overall, Vision Pro, which debuted at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference Monday, should prove to be a net win for the Club portfolio. The stock market appears to be less impressed, with Apple stock under pressure since CEO Tim Cook presented the new devic e in a pre-recorded presentation Monday. Implications for Meta Vision Pro shouldn't be seen as a detriment to Meta's products , which currently dominant the AR/VR headset market. Apple CEO Tim Cook stands next to the new Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 05, 2023 in Cupertino, California.

Persons: Tim Cook, it's, We're, Goldman Sachs, Davidson, That's, Jim Cramer, Morgan Stanley, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Apple, holding's, Apple Watch, Club, Meta, Vision, Developers, Pro, D.A, Bank of America, IDC, Meta Vision, Unity Software, CNBC, Apple Vision, Apple Worldwide Locations: Cupertino , California

☆ Apple's new iOS 17 will warn you if someone tries to send unsolicited nudes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple's new iOS 17 has a feature that aims to prevent people from seeing unsolicited nude imagery. The company said in a press release the update was called a Sensitive Content Warning. Apple's new iOS 17 has a feature that will warn people when someone attempts to send them unsolicited nudes. The new iOS 17 was announced on Monday, alongside Apple's new mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro. Apple's Journal app is aimed at helping users write journal entries, using machine learning to offer personalized suggestions for entries.

Persons: Apple, we've, Craig Federighi, Apple's Organizations: Vision, Amazon, Apple

☆ Why AI wasn't mentioned at all during Apple's big WWDC presentation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Apple execs didn't mention AI once during the company's WWDC keynote. It was a deliberate choice and a stark contrast to other Big Tech companies that have embraced the term. During Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon's first quarter earnings calls in April, AI was cumulatively mentioned 168 times, for example. Most other Big Tech companies would likely tout these as "AI innovations" to appeal to the current enthusiasm around the term. The word wasn't mentioned one time during the entire keynote, even though many rivals would likely use the word to describe the Vision Pro headset.

Persons: —, Tim Cook, Apple execs, Amazon's, Cook, Apple, There's, Siri Organizations: Apple, Big Tech, Morning, Microsoft, Google Locations: Valley, Dutch

☆ Apple's entry into VR with its new headset is a 'watershed moment,' say top industry execs
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Apple's mixed-reality headset debut marks a "watershed moment" for the industry, said the executives of some major players in the augmented and virtual reality space as they welcomed competition for the U.S. tech giant. Cher Wang, Taiwanese tech giant HTC's CEO, told CNBC that she sees Apple's move as a validation for the industry. HTC has long been a mainstay of the virtual and augmented industry, pivoting from its ailing smartphone business several years ago to focus on its Vive headsets division. Apple says the Vision Pro will allow users to see apps in a new way in the spaces around them. With the headset, users can watch movies, including in 3D with spatial audio, view their own pictures or videos, and play video games.

Persons: Cher Wang, Apple's, Apple Organizations: Apple, U.S, CNBC, HTC, VR, Microsoft, Vision, iOS Locations: Cupertino

☆ Apple to sell Vision Pro AR headset for triple Meta's top-line price
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Stephen Nellis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/4] People use cameras as Apple's Vision Pro headsets are on display at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. June 5, 2023. Apple's headset will be available early next year in the U.S. with more countries coming later in 2024. The Vision Pro has two hours of use with an external battery, which Apple said would reduce the weight on the user's head. Investors and tech fans alike are focused on how much Apple's view of the virtual reality market overlaps with Meta's. In addition to Meta, Sony Group Corp (6758.T) and ByteDance-owned Pico both recently released virtual reality devices.

Persons: Loren Elliott CUPERTINO, Apple, Alan Dye, Tim Cook, Walt Disney's, Mark Zuckerberg, there's, John Ternus, Apple's, Craig Federighi, Stephen Nellis, Yuvraj Malik, Dawn Chmielewski, Katie Paul, Peter Henderson, Aditya Soni, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Developers, REUTERS, Apple Inc, Pro, Apple, Vision, Reuters, Adobe, Microsoft, Unity, Meta, Sony Group Corp, Pico, Research, IDC, Mac Pro, Mac, Intel, Thomson Locations: Cupertino , California, U.S, Loren Elliott CUPERTINO , California, Bengaluru, Dawn, Los Angeles, New York

☆ Apple Set to Launch Virtual-Reality Headset Monday, First Major Product in Decade
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Aaron Tilley | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Tim Cook speaks at an Apple special event at Apple Park in Cupertino, California on September 7, 2022. Brittany Hosea-Small/AFP/Getty Images/FILEFor years, Apple CEO Tim Cook has expressed interest in augmented reality. Now Apple finally appears ready to show off what it's been working on. Apple's rumored new VR/AR headset could be called Reality One or Reality Pro, according to Bloomberg. The decision to unveil it at WWDC suggests Apple wants to encourage developers to build apps and experiences for the product in order to make it more compelling for customers and worth the hefty price tag.

Persons: Tim Cook, Brittany Hosea, it's, Apple's, Siri, Apple Organizations: Apple, Getty, Bloomberg Locations: Cupertino , California, AFP

☆ Apple Releases Vision Pro Headset, First Major New Product in a Decade
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Aaron Tilley | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Parents are going to love the new 'Check In' feature in Apple's iOS 17
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple's WWDC 2023 kicked off on Monday, with iOS 17 among the big announcements. A feature called "Check In" provides real-time updates to location which parents should love. The 2023 edition of Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference kicked off on Monday where the company introduced iOS 17, the latest version of the company's mobile operating system. "Check In" is a new safety feature that allows family or friends to see that their loved one safely arrived at a destination according to plan. Check In makes it easier, automatic and realtime for iPhone users to alert others if something went wrong while traveling alone.

Persons: Apple's Organizations: Apple's, Developer's Conference

☆ Snap hires new head of engineering from Google
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Sheila Dang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 5 (Reuters) - Snap Inc (SNAP.N) said on Monday it hired a new senior vice president of engineering from Google, the latest in a string of new recruits to advance its advertising business. Eric Young, who was previously vice president of engineering for Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google Cloud, will oversee the core infrastructure for Snap, which owns the popular photo messaging app Snapchat. While Snap has consistently expanded its audience for Snapchat, which now has 750 million monthly users, the company has struggled to generate revenue at the same pace. While at Google, Young worked on building the tech infrastructure for products like search, ads and YouTube. His appointment at Snap comes after the company hired Rob Wilk, former head of advertising at Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), to become president of the Americas region, as well as another Google executive to lead revenue product.

Persons: Eric Young, Young, Rob Wilk, Sheila Dang, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Google, YouTube, Microsoft Corp, Thomson Locations: Americas, Dallas

☆ Here's what Apple unveiled at WWDC: Vision Pro, 15-inch MacBook Air, OS updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Vision Pro sports 12 cameras and a digital crown similar to the Apple Watch to toggle between the AR and VR environments. M2 ULTRA CHIPApple unveiled M2 Ultra, its most-powerful processor so far, that comes to its desktop computers Mac Pro and Mac Studio. LARGER MACBOOK AIR, POWERFUL DESKTOPSApple launched a 15-inch MacBook Air featuring the M2 chip and an 18-hour battery life. The company beefed up its desktop computers, introducing a new version of its flagship Mac Pro with the M2 Ultra chip, starting at $6,999. WIDGETS FOR APPLE WATCH, OS UPGRADES, JOURNALING APPApple announced fresh versions of operating systems across its products.

Persons: Apple, Yuvraj Malik, Maju Samuel Organizations: Apple Inc, Meta, PlayStation VR, Sony Group, Apple Watch, Disney, Microsoft, Adobe Inc, Vision, Apple, Mac, Mac Pro, Max, APP Apple, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Unity stock jumps 17% on Apple Vision Pro partnership
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Unity Software Inc. (NYSE: U) Friday, September 18, 2020, as they officially begin trading today. Unity shares surged 17% after Apple on Monday said it's working with the game-development software maker as part of the release of its Vision Pro headset. Apple is working to build the third-party ecosystem of apps that people will be able to use in the $3,499 device. The iPhone maker said Adobe , Cisco and Microsoft are among the companies creating Vision Pro apps. Unity, which helps developers incorporate advertising into their apps, was one of the companies hurt by Apple's iOS privacy changes.

Persons: it's, Susan Prescott, we've, John Riccitiello Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Unity Software Inc, Unity, Apple, Cisco, Microsoft

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